Dijon Vinaigrette Dairy-Free, G-F, Nut-Free

Are you new to making your own dressing? If you have never made your own dressings, you’ll be amazed at how quickly a salad dressing can come together. Plus, you have the knowledge of what goes into your food. And it tastes way better!

Have you looked at the back of your salad dressing bottles? There are numerous ingredients, fillers, and things that really don’t need to be in dressings. Oh, I guess maybe they are “needed” if they are going to sit on a store shelf or in someone’s pantry for years and years. And if you buy a fat-free dressing, high fructose corn syrup is often added to give the dressing more flavor. When something is taken away, often something needs to replace it, and usually that replacement isn’t a healthier option.

Are you looking for a dressing to give your salads a little zip? I love finding new-to-me flavor combinations. This zingy Dijon Vinaigrette recipe is one that we’ve recently added to our culinary arsenal.

The Verdict: I have doubled the original recipe since I am going through the motions of making the dressing anyway, and it’s nice to have the dressing conveniently on hand. In this recipe I increased the amount of olive oil to dilute the bite the dressing had because it was so strong to begin (in my opinion). I love the bite!

I love homemade dressing! It does come together quite easily. And that is important when you make a lot of food from scratch! I would love for you to share this at what i am eating http://www.townsend-house.com/2013/05/what-i-am-eating.html